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Co-op Education Incentive

Thanks for your interest in jobs for co-op students.

The Co-op Education Incentive (CO-OP) provides wage assistance to private sector, government-funded and non-profit organizations offering career-related work experiences for university and community college co-operative students.

Employers pay students a minimum of $15.00 per hour plus 4% vacation pay. CO-OP will reimburse $7.50 per hour to a maximum of 40 hours per week. Employers participating in IRAP and SR&ED are eligible for an “R&D Incentive” and may receive up to $10.00 per hour.

Starting with this application period, we will be managing the program in an online platform called Labour Market Programs Support System (LaMPSS).

If you already have a LaMPSS user account, you can log in and apply! If not, you will need to complete the External Access Form and return it to lampss@novascotia.ca to apply for the CO-OP program. You will be emailed your login information once the LaMPSS team has created your user account.

It’s a new process and we think that you will be happy with the results! The Program Guidelines have been updated to help you with your application. As always, you can reach out to us if you run into any issues.

Upcoming 2019 Co-op Program Dates

Winter 2019 Co-op Term Dates

Application available in LaMPSS from: August 6, 2018

Deadline to Submit: September 14, 2018

Work term dates: January 1, 2019 to April 30, 2019

Summer 2019 Co-op Term Dates

Application available in LaMPSS from: December 17, 2018

Deadline to Submit: January 25, 2019

Work term dates: May 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019

Fall 2019 Co-op Term Dates

Application available in LaMPSS from: April 8, 2019

Deadline to Submit: May 17, 2019

Work term dates: September 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

Eligibility

Private sector, government-funded and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply and are required to provide at least one of the following:

Registry of Joint Stocks number

CRA Charities number

a copy of legal documentation/Act of Legislature that identifies how assets will be distributed upon dissolution of the organization.

Students considered for hiring must be enrolled in a Cooperative Education program at a Nova Scotia university or college. Their field of study should relate to the job.